Members if you have any items for sale or items you want. Please remember that the vast majority of our membership does not have internet access. So why not email me your advert, for inclusion in "The Directory". If your message is less than 3 lines (about 30 words)there is no charge. LETS PLEASE REMEMBER THE REST OF THE MEMBERSHIP!

Hi AlI'm afraid the files for the next issue of The Directory have been sent to the printers. As you will see in the back of The Directory anything for inclusion into the mag does have to be in for the end of October. I'm sorry about this.

OK,I accept that I missed the deadline for this issue. Please keep my list for the next issue and I will amend it if I find any of the parts, although that seems very unlikely.

How do I get a list of parts that the Club has for sale, or do the members who have some spares just hang on to them and don't offer them to new members? Silly part is I own a machine shop and I can pretty much copy any part anyone would ever want, including body parts, but it presumes I can get an original to copy of course.

I know that there were'nt millions of FB's ever made but the spares situation for body parts and wheels seems especially bleak, and being in the Colonies just seems to add to the difficulties of finding the simplest parts. We rely on the internet because that is simply the best way of instant communication with time differences/work hours etc added in, and while it has revolutionized the search for obscure parts in most cases, I seem to be going nowhere with my search..........or is it just me?The other side to the coin is that I was at Western Canada's only fall swap meet last weekend, and I would'nt recognise an FB wheel if it fell on top of me, so I ended up buying four wheels which looked correct, and when I got them home, they all turned out to be wrong, albeit I now have four obscure and unknown wheels to sell.

If anyone out there in Canada or the US [or Oz or NZ for that matter- Im from Oz but have family in NZ also] reads this and wants to communicate and share/sell parts and tips, email me..................Al GillEdmonton

Admin wrote:Members if you have any items for sale or items you want. Please remember that the vast majority of our membership does not have internet access. So why not email me your advert, for inclusion in "The Directory". If your message is less than 3 lines (about 30 words)there is no charge. LETS PLEASE REMEMBER THE REST OF THE MEMBERSHIP!

Panniers ,pannier frame, rear rack, chainguard, and Head steady now sold . Falcon 74 (1956) front and rear mudguards and complete inner and outer toolbox plus a few odd fixings still for sale. Make me an offer these bits are cluttering up my garage.Steve

Hello Colin I don't know if falcon 74 (1956) side panels will fit a falcon 87 , I am sure someone on this forum can advise.If they do I still have two side panels in green with fasteners for sale. £10 each plus postage if you are interested.

Stevejoyce wrote:Hello Colin I don't know if falcon 74 (1956) side panels will fit a falcon 87 , I am sure someone on this forum can advise.If they do I still have two side panels in green with fasteners for sale. £10 each plus postage if you are interested.

Thanks Steve if anyone knows whether they'll fit, I would be grateful. I remember seeing a pair of side panels early last year at Rufforth Autojumble but of course I was building a Bantam at the time so didn't need any, not seen any since.

Falcon 74 green side panels are 16.5 inches long at the longest pointJust under 7.5 inches high2 inches deep at the deepest bitSingle fixingSo they sound different to the measurements you sent Colin.Regards stevePs all of you out there I still have front and rear mudguards, inner and outer tool box for 1956 falcon 74 and some royal enfield model g bits circa 1957. I

Yep. Just checked the tool box and the bike. 7 1/2" will be a nice fit over the tool box, 2" gives about 1/2" overlap over the battery box and tool box, and 16 1/2" fits from the back of the frame to part way along the carb so apart from the extra hole they sound bang on. So if I can have them that would be great. Might try to get a mould off them for GRP see if I can make a few extras - just in case.

Stevejoyce wrote:Hello Colin I don't know if falcon 74 (1956) side panels will fit a falcon 87 , I am sure someone on this forum can advise.If they do I still have two side panels in green with fasteners for sale. £10 each plus postage if you are interested.

The side panels on the Falcon 74 and 81 are identical (part numbers 5734/5). The side panels on the AMC engine Falcon 87 are the same size, but are retained by two Oddie fasteners rather than one fastener and one clip as per the earlier models. Oddie fasteners are obtainable from Draganfly motorcycles (and probably other sources) if you need to modify the panels. †Sandy Ross